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Compost/Organics Market Trends and Update
STAR Summit September 1st 2009Mark Rose, Living Earth
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Compost & Mulch are Not Commodities There is not an everyday market for compost
and mulch products. Like a paper millCompost and Mulch products are purchased
on an as needed basisCompost and Mulch producers must market
their products
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Living Earth TNLA Show
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What Drives the Sales Trends and the Price of Compost and Mulch Products?The EconomyPrivate CompaniesMunicipal and Other Governmental
OperationsIllegal/Noncompliant Operations
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The EconomyThe “Staycation” has kept homeowner and
the existing home landscaping demand strongNew landscaping both commercial and
residential are off by approximately 50%TXDOT projects are not effected
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Private CompaniesPrivate companies that:1. Operate within compliance regulations2. Pay their taxes3. Have insurance including workers
compensation Are good competition for each other and good
for the industry
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Municipal and Other Governmental OperationsHave been known to produce more material
than they can sellAt times sell their materials way below
private competitors (AKA Dumping)
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City’s mulch disposed of in Landfill
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Illegal/Noncompliant Operations Known to be poorly financedKnown to Dump material on the market to
get quickly needed cashKnown to cheat on the USCC Seal of Testing
Assurance Program to get sales
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Industry IssuesNoncompliant/Illegal OperationsFiresOdorsNew Regulations
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Illegal/Noncompliant Operations Continue to cause problems for good
operators. Example: Undue facility inspections
Politicians and Governmental agencies are under pressure to do something and illegal compost and mulch operations. What will they do? Impose more regulation on good operations
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Illegal Site-Harris County
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Illegal Site-East Houston
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Illegal Site-Galveston County
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Fires Damages the Industry!Most fires at Compost/Mulch facilities are at
illegal non compliant sitesFires Damage the image/ perception of the
entire industryPeople only remember the FIRE at the illegal
site and remember nothing about all the good things the properly operated site has done over the years.
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Mulchie
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Mulchie
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Odors Make the Industry StinkSites that have odor problems are either
managed improperly or are composting a feed stock that should not be processed on their site or not used at all.
Most facilities that that have odor problems are poorly located.
All people remember is if that compost place stinks they all stink! NOT IN MY BACK YARD!
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New RegulationAfter the huge fire in Helotes Texas (San Antonio Area)
area legislators proposed HB 2541 in the 2007 legislative session.
This legislation was proposed to regulate pile sizes, storage capacity, turn over, etc at compost/mulch facilities statewide
A group of private operators met several times with legislators about the concerns of the proposed bill being to restrictive
After the legislators realized that none of the operators from the San Antonio area were involved the bill was “bracketed” to only to apply to Bexar County
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HB 2541 Passed requiring the TCEQ to adopt rules to put restriction on compost/mulch operations in Bexar County.
The same group of private operators (once again none from San Antonio) met with the TCEQ Waste Permits Division and the TCEQ Executive Director several times to get the rules written that would not destroy the industry in Bexar County.
The TCEQ welcomed to group’s input and the rules that were adopted are very reasonable compared to the TCEQ’s first version.
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These rules go in effect TODAY September 1st
Lesson to be learned: Be involved in the legislative and rule making process!
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CONCLUSIONSTHERE IS PLENTY OF COMPOST/MULCH
ON THE MARKETPRICING IS EXTREMELY COMPETETIVETHE INDUSTRY REMAINS CHALLENGED BY FIRE ODOR AND OTHER NON COMPLIANCE ISSUES
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THANK YOU
PLEASE FEEL FREE TO ASK ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE